The instrument's own words
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Whereas Dwight N. Adams of Warwick in the county of Kent
and state of Rhode Island, George Carmichael for, of Richmond in
the county of Washington and said state and William T. Sheffield for
of Newport in the county of Newport and said state, were appointed
commissioners under the authority of the Police passed in the
January session, 1790 of said state entitled "An Act to abolish
the feudal authority and the local relations of the Manageme[nt] While
of ordinance" and before entering upon the performance of their
duties under the provisions of said act engaged to the
faithful discharge of their duties; And whereas, said
commissioners after the report and plat mentioned in section 6
of said act had been recorded in the office of the town clerks of the
town of Charleston in said county of Washington, pursuant to the
order of the supreme Court of said state, directed the lands
assigned to the said state as provided in said act into lots or
parcels in such manner as was deemed by them likely to
facilitate the advantages thereof and gave notice that the
said lands would be sold at public auction commencing on
Tuesday the event day of July AD 1802 at ten oclock in
the afternoon, at or near the Wooden Meeting House in said town
of Charleston by advertisement in the "Weekly Weekly" and
the Narragansett Herald" newspapers published in the
county of Washington in the " Providence Daily Journal" and the
Providence Evening Post" two newspapers published in the
city of Providence, and in the " Newport Mercury" a newspaper published
in the city of Newport for more than thirty days prior to the
time of said sale and whereas, thereby says sinners to the
time and place of said sale, and said commissioners at of said
time and place, and at an adjournment of said sale of which
said commissioners gave public notice at the place
where such sale had been last previously notified to the
ryd, of the time and place to which said sale was adjourned
for and in behalf of said state did make sale of said lands
by public auction at the highest bidder therefore; And
whereas at said adjournment of said sale on Tuesday the twelfth
day of July AD 1802, at ten oclock on a certain plat entitled
"Rhody Providence East side" surveyed and platted by
Hon. G. Greene, which said plat is to be recorded in the records
of land evidence in said town of Charleston, and which said
lot contains twenty seven (27) acres more or less was sold to Benjamin
Thomas said Charleston for the sum of twenty eight (28)
dollars he being the highest bidder therefore, which said sum
has since, been received by said commissioners;
Now Know ye That the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, for and in consideration of said sum of
twenty eight dollars received as aforesaid see by these
presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey to
said Benjamin Thomas his heirs and assigns said lot No One
hereinbefore described. To have and to hold the same, to
him said Benjamin Thomas his heirs and assigns, forever.
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In testimony whereof Samuel Colark, General Treasurer of
said state, for and on behalf of said state, by virtue of the authority
conferred upon him by said act and of all other authorities in
this behalf enabling him, has hereunto affixed the name and
seal of said state this eleventh day of August A.D. eighteen hundred
and eighty two.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
B. M. Bosworth Jr.
Ls. S.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Colark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County
of Providence in
said county, on this ninth day of January, A.D. 1883 personally
appeared before me Samuel Colark, General Treasurer of
said state, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be
the free and voluntary act and deed of said state, and his free
and voluntary act and deed individually and in his capacity as
General Treasurer as aforesaid.
B. M. Bosworth Jr. Notary Public
Approved Jany 5th 1883 Saml P. Holt Attorney General
Received for record January 22nd 1883 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George H. Converse Town Clerk
I know all men by these Presents That I Benjamin Thomas
of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of twenty eight dollars ($28.00)
well and truly paid by George Carmichael of said Charlestown
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do
give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said George
Carmichael for his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of
land located in said Charlestown laid out and delineated as lot
No 1 (one) on a certain map entitled "Indian Reservation Coast Line"
surveyed and platted by M. A. Greene and recorded in the records of
land evidened in said Charlestown, being the same lot purchased
by me at public auction July 18th A.D. 1882 of the land of the
Narragansett tribe of Indians, containing twenty seven (27) acres
and conveyed to me from the State of Rhode Island by
Samuel Colark, General Treasurer by deed dated August 11th
A.D. 1882 which is to be received in the land evidence records
of said Charlestown. To have and to hold the said
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